Souvenir d'Ostende

"Souvenir d'Ostende"
30x40cm, oil on canvas

More Tiny Still Lifes

"Tournesols"

5x8cm, oil on canvas

(private collection, Brussels)

ATC n°3: "Pomme"

6.4x8.9cm, oil on canvas panel

(private collection, Brussels)

"Coquillages"

5x8cm, oil on canvas

Virtual Paintout - Utah - September 2015

I didn't realise there were so many national parks in Utah. I look forward to seeing the paintings of all that spectacular scenery this month at the Virtual Paintout!

Above is the road leading into "Zion National Park": Link to Reference Photo. I used the older April 2008 Street View shot because there was more contrast and I liked the car loaded down with bicycles.  

"Road Trip"
5x7 inch, oil on canvas

Downsizing

Artist's Trading Cards are only 3.5 x 2.5 inches, but I had fun trying them out:

ATC n°1: "Sunflowers"
8.9x6.4 cm, oil on canvas panel
(private collection, Brussels)

ATC n°2: "Seashell"
6.4x8.9cm, oil on canvas panel

Virtual Paintout - Estonia - June 2015

My Google Street View travels in Estonia led me to a colorful flower market near the gate to the old city in Tallinn. 

Link to Google Street View

"The flower market in Tallinn"

15x15cm, oil on canvas panel

I also checked what the guidebooks tell you to see in the country.  The Kadriorg Palace was high on their list:

Later, I was surprised to discover that its Estonian name,"Kadrioru Loss", means "Catherine's valley". Originally built for Catherine I of Russia, the building now houses an art museum.

Link to Google Street View

"Kadriorg Palace"

10x15cm, oil on canvas panel

Place(s) à l'Art - le 14 juin 2015

"Place(s) à l'Art - le 14 juin 2015"  
18x13 cm, oil on canvas

After the Parcours d'Artistes

Here is my "Chateau de Wolvendael" painting in its new home (bottom right).

Promenade dans le Payottenland

"Bruxelles vue du Payottenland"
18x24cm, oil on canvas
(private collection, Brussels) 

This is based on a photograph taken in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, looking towards Drogenbos.

At the time, I painted a smaller canvas on location: a view of the nearby yellow water tower. It was October and cold out so I couldn't stay there too long but the tiny canvas came in handy later as a color guide for the studio painting.

"Chateau d'eau jaune"
12x12cm, oil on canvas

10ème Parcours d'Artistes d'Uccle 2015

Nous serons au Bookshop d'Oxfam à Uccle pour la 10ème édition du Parcours d'Artistes les 23, 24, et 25 mai!   

The Bookshop will be open during the entire Pentecost weekend.  Everyone is welcome to stop by and see the exhibit of paintings and jewelry as well as the huge collection of books, including many in English.

Link to jewelry: Bijoux éthnique de Dominique 

Le Kauwberg à Uccle - hivers - février 2015

Now I have a small painting from every season for this park in Uccle.  To see all four paintings as well as some colored pencil drawings of the site, click on the "Kauwberg" tag below.

"Le Kauwberg, février"
15x10cm, oil on canvas panel